37. LUCIE RIE (1902-1995),
An exceptional collection of 23 ceramic buttons Before
the war the Bimini workshops in Vienna had designed and made blown glass
and furniture. Fritz Lampl, one of the trade partners, moved to London,
became a button-maker to the fashion trade, and taught a number of other
refugees, including Lucie Rie, to press glass buttons. In 1945 she began
to design and make ceramic buttons for this new Bimini in her workshop.
She also designed and made ceramic jewellery and mirrors. In 1946 Hans
Coper became her assistant at this work. |